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The Viall Files

E128 Raja Kumari on Being an Other

The Viall Files

Nick Viall

Society & Culture, Relationships, After Shows, Tv & Film

424.2K Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2020

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of Viall Files the multifaceted Rapper and Pop Star Raja Kumari joins Nick. Raja discusses feeling like an outsider growing up in LA with Indian roots, how she discovered rap through classical Indian music, and about the Brown Renaissance. Raja does not hold back in sharing her truth about dating, marriage, and what she envisions for the future for a multicultural America.  


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0:00.0

What's going on, everybody? Welcome to another episode of The Vile Files. I'm your host, Nick

0:16.6

Joyne by Richell. How you doing, Richell? You know, I'm hanging in there.

0:22.3

Hang in in there. Well, that's all we really can do. We have a great episode for you.

0:30.1

My friend, Raja Kamari, who is a very talented songwriter, singer, rapper. I had the pleasure of

0:37.1

meeting and working with Raja when we hosted the AMA's Red Carpet, not too long ago. And she just

0:44.8

has such a fascinating background with her music. You know, Born in L.A. lives in India,

0:50.2

part of the year, a strong Indian history and kind of we have a great conversation about music

0:56.4

and just kind of being kind of melting pot of cultures and tapping to different religious

1:03.2

kind of belief systems. But just really fascinating. And I always enjoy conversations with people

1:08.4

who bring different points of view to the table and just create interesting conversations. So

1:14.7

so fascinating to speak with Raja. And again, just an incredibly talented musician who I think

1:20.8

is only become more and more mainstream. So it's just signed with Nass. Nass, she's been like working

1:28.0

with Timberland like this. She's a super legit like and when I worked with her at the AMA's like,

1:33.2

here I am just kind of this reality TV guy talking musicians and they're like coming up to her

1:36.8

and like follow boys like, Oh, what's up, Raja? I'm like, Hey, dude, what's up? And so yeah,

1:41.9

she's very well respected in the music industry. And I know a lot of my friends who are much more

1:47.1

knowledgeable about music who found out that we knew each other were like, Oh, how do you know,

1:51.8

Raja? So she's very talented, but also just a really unique point of view on this life and culture

1:58.6

and what it's like to grow up in an Indian family in LA and have strong Indian roots but also be

2:04.7

around, you know, Americans and just really fascinating. So we really appreciate her having her.

2:09.8

So all right, let's do it. Thanks for listening guys. Obviously sending your questions that ask

2:13.2

nickakastme.com cats with the K always appreciate your reviews on iTunes and sharing

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